When Platform is running, it augments the Swarm UI with additional pages and capabilities.
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Platform Settings
Primary to the Platform UI is the Platform Settings page. This page supports administration of the Swarm platform, so that you can:
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- Upload a new version of Swarm Storage software (the ZIP file of the storage firmware boot image)
- See all versions that have been installed
- Delete an unneeded version, but not while any chassis is still using it (the chassis must first be changed to a different version and restarted)
- See how many chassis are currently running each version (a trashcan/delete icon instead of a counter means there are none)
Chassis Settings
The other major area of Platform functionality is the Chassis Details, Settings tab, which lets you view and control all chassis-specific Swarm settings. These are the key reasons to edit settings on a specific machine:
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See the Swarm Storage Settings Reference.
Restarting Hardware
From the Swarm UI, you can perform either an immediate cluster restart or a minimally disruptive rolling restart, in addition to restarting individual machines. (v10.0)
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